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On a dry, but much duller, day we spent the morning on largely abortive outings. First we drove to New Milton for a visit to the bank, to seek a lavatory seat, and to investigate wardrobes. The bank was satisfactory, but boring. We couldn’t find a throne (slang for a lavatory seat). We thought Bradbeers might stock wardrobes, but its outlet in Station Road didn’t have furniture.
OK, we thought we would put the wardrobes on the back burner, turned round, and drove in the opposite direction to Lymington where that wonderful hardware emporium, Knights, was bound to have a range of the required seating. Unfortunately Knights was closed. Permanently.
Back we travelled to Old Milton where there was a street I thought might have a suitable furniture shop. And blow me, there was Bradbeers furniture outlet with a wide range of wardrobes. We will be able to find something there once we have measured up.
Milford Supplies did have a limited range of toilet seats, none of which, we thought, suited our requirements.
By this time we needed to stock up on petrol, which, in the event, was all that we bought. How ridiculous is that?
Jackie has begun to transfer her hanging baskets to cold frames for the winter. In offering most minimal assistance, I noticed a self-seeded pansy pushing through the patio paving. It is a winter one of course, but there it sat beside an autumn leaf.
Outside the back door stands an orange poppy, normally long gone by autumn.
Still thriving geraniums merge with autumn-hued hydrangeas;
clematis Star of India is one of several blooming again;
foxgloves refuse to die back;
and flowering nasturtiums trail tendrils everywhere.
Approaching the middle of November, how ridiculous is that?
This evening we dined on Jackie’s excellent lamb curry, onion rice, and cauliflower bahji. The Culinary Queen drank diet Pepsi, and I finished the malbec.
Beautiful and tasty Nasturtiums!
Thank you, Maria
Crazy huh!! And who knew a new toilet seat would be so hard to find! I love that brave little pansy making its way up through a crack, long may it thrive!
Many thanks, Pauline
Despite all the planning some days just don’t work out – it could easily send you round the bend. Hope you’ll be able to find somewhere convenient and end up flushed with success. Are you looking for something special, or just a bog-standard seat? Sorry, couldn’t help myself. 🙂
Brilliant Quercus – a chain of excellent puns. Thank you.
Chain! I missed that one.
Glad you didn’t miss it all together
A busy day for sure
Thanks, Lynn
Ridiculously lovely photos!
Many thanks, Ann
Gorgeous photos, but I wonder what constitutes a proper throne? Dimensions? Material?
Many thanks, Leslie. The last one was a self-closer. A visitor didn’t realise that. So traditional wooden probably.
What a bummer you couldn’t find a good seat. 😊 But lovely flowers.
Great comment, Miriam 🙂 Thank you
A day for playing your very own game of thrones….
Laughing out loud here, Cynthia. Thank you. Brilliant as ever
How could the poppy not be my favorite? It makes me smile like the real-life Poppy!
🙂 Thank you, Jill
Two weeks ago, I tried to buy a new lavatory seat myself. The last one I purchased, a composition wooden one was 13.00. It was about three years ago, so I remember the price. The least expensive one I could find (plastic) was 23.00 and the composition wooden ones were 33.00. And, they say inflation in the USA is at 1.5%?
WOW! A lavatory seat only lasting 3 years, must get a hammering in your place 😈
That seems par for the course, Brian
Ours lasted the same length of time, Ginene. It was a self-closer – someone didn’t know that 🙂
Derrick, the cat jumped up on mine after she stepped in the rolling pan of oil paint. Didn’t seem worth the bother of buying turpentine at that moment. You are a gentleman, Derrick.
Many thanks, Ginene
They are almost a third as much again over here. Thanks, Ginene
Perhaps you should have stayed in bed all day; still you did need petrol so I suppose you did have to go out.
Thanks, Brian. I suppose we could have stayed in the loo
Great photos!
Thanks, Elisabet
I love the little pansy struggling to keep its head above the ground! Oh and you and I have both blogged about nasturtiums in November. Snap! 🙂
Snap. Val. Thank you
One can always cope with nice weather
🙂 Thank you, Sylvie
Beautiful photos, Derrick.
Thanks very much, Merril
If you can wait – good toilet seats come around often at Lidl and Aldi. Otherwise it is a big trip to the nearest B&Q or Homebase. Everyone else seems to do their shopping online – but there’s a risk it won’t fit the basin. One day are department stores will become showrooms for companies instead of retailers, where we can go and see the product then order it via an app or online when we get home.
Our nasturtiums were so lovely two days ago and I was about to take a photo. But frost then rain set in and they are now limp. I envy your beautiful flower photos.
Many thanks, Sol.
All those flowers still hanging about in November might be ridiculous. Perhaps it’s global warming. Then there’s the result in the US election. How ridiculous is that?
🙂 Thanks very much, Bun.
Nice pictures, especially of the pansy and the leaf. Very fall, very stark. Matches my mood exactly.
Thanks a lot, Laurie. Sorry about the reasons for your mood
The flowers are beautiful.
Thanks very much, Kim
I always love the lessons hidden in your posts, interesting insights always. And as for how ridiculous is that, one would think not ridiculous at all. There is a french saying that speaking of ridicule says it does not kill. I take it in the sense that one should not be afraid of being ridiculous in the pursuit of what one wants “Le ridicule ne tue pas”.
Absolutely, Geetha. Many thanks.
Welcome. Thanks to you for sharing
Despite well-laid plans some days and events baffle us. I’m glad dinner held no ridiculous surprises. 😉 🙂
Thank you, Timi